OAR 839-011-0074: Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Member Selection

(1) Committees shall consist of an equal number of principal employer and employee representatives. (a) Representatives of employers, or an employer organization representing the industry, shall submit nominations for employer committee members. (b) Individuals representing the journey level workforce for the occupation, or an employee organization that represents the concerned employees and is involved with the occupation, shall submit nominations for employee committee members. For the purposes of these rules, an individual is eligible to serve as an employee representative for the occupation only if that individual: (A) Is or has been a skilled practitioner in the occupation and does not serve in a supervisory capacity as defined in the National Labor Relations Act, as amended; or (B) Is a bargaining unit representative for the employees of a participating training agent. (2) Joint apprenticeship or training committees (JATC/JAC/JTC) shall consist of not less than two or more than four principal employer representatives and not less than two or more than four principal employee representatives. (3) Trade apprenticeship or training committees (TATC/TAC/TTC) shall consist of one principal employer representative and one principal employee representative for each approved standard of the committee. (4) State minimum guideline committees shall consist of one principal employer and one principal employee voting member from each local committee training in the occupation pursuant to the appointment procedures in OAR 839-011-0141. (5) Committees may nominate one alternate member for each principal committee member and the alternate shall be selected according to the nominations procedures for principal committee members set forth in this rule. Alternates shall serve in the absence of principal members consistent with ORS chapter 660.135(2). (6) The Director shall list the names of the nominees on the next Council agenda. After consideration of whether the appointments provide a balanced representation of the viewpoints of employer and employee groups, the Council will approve the nominations. (a) The Council may request the names of additional nominees if it does not approve any of the nominees. (b) If either employers or employees cannot or will not recommend nominees for the committee, the Apprenticeship Representative for the area may recommend individuals involved with the occupation, and forward the name of the individual(s) to the Director. The Director will evaluate the individual(s), and if appropriate, provide interim approval pending submittal of then names of the individual(s) to the Council for approval according to the procedures of section (1) of this rule. (7) When a vacancy occurs on a committee, it shall be filled according to the member nomination procedures set forth in this rule. (8) Each committee shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from committee members. One of the offices must be held by an employer member and one office must be held by an employee member. (a) The officers shall serve for no less than one year and no more than two years without an election unless the committee has adopted policies and procedures establishing the duration of officers' terms. (b) In the event of a vacancy in an office, the respective employer or employee members shall elect from their representation a replacement to serve the unfilled term of office consistent with ORS chapter 660. (9) No Division staff may be elected or appointed to any position within a committee. (10) Associate members may be elected or appointed by the committee but such members do not have voting rights on local committee matters.